Welcome to CloudSec Academy, your guide to navigating the alphabet soup of cloud security acronyms and industry jargon. Cut through the noise with clear, concise, and expertly crafted content covering fundamentals to best practices.
Credential stuffing is a type of cyberattack where automated tools are used to repeatedly inject stolen username/password combinations into various services to gain access to legitimate users’ accounts in addition to those that were originally breached.
A brute force attack is a cybersecurity threat where a hacker attempts to access a system by systematically testing different passwords until a correct set of credentials is identified.
This article examines common AWS security challenges, including identity and access control gaps, data exposure risks, and monitoring blind spots.
Shadow data is any data that is created, stored, or shared outside of an organization's formal IT environment and management policies.
Explore common security missteps in detail and learn actionable recommendations to help organizations strengthen their GCP environments.
A rootkit is a suite of software designed to grant a cyberattacker privileged access while disguising the invasion to evade detection.
A reverse shell attack is a type of cyberattack where a threat actor establishes a connection from a target machine (the victim's) to their machine.
An attack surface is refers to all the potential entry points an attacker could exploit to gain unauthorized access to a system, network, or data.
Learn about the most pressing security risks shared by all AI applications and how to mitigate them.
Shadow AI is the unauthorized use or implementation of AI that is not controlled by, or visible to, an organization’s IT department.
Malicious code is any software or programming script that exploits software or network vulnerabilities and compromises data integrity.
A security misconfiguration is when incorrect security settings are applied to devices, applications, or data in your infrastructure.
The open-source nature of Kubernetes means that it is continually being updated and improved, which introduces new features and functionalities—as well as new vulnerabilities. Understand the most pressing K8 security challenges.
It’s a good idea to consider a range of Kubernetes security tools. Open source solutions can greatly improve the security of your Kubernetes clusters, so this section explores the top 11 open-source Kubernetes security tools that can help to safeguard your Kubernetes environment.
Configuration drift is when operating environments deviate from a baseline or standard configuration over time.
As companies transition to the cloud, they are sure to be confronted with these seven security challenges.
We outline the most common cloud vulnerabilities with real-life examples of attacks that exploited these vulnerabilities, and simple steps you can take to mitigate them.
Lateral movement is a cyberattack technique used by threat actors to navigate a network or environment in search of more valuable information after gaining initial access.
Shadow IT is an employee’s unauthorized use of IT services, applications, and resources that aren’t controlled by—or visible to—an organization’s IT department.
